Adam Wharton

[roverandout]

Looking at anderson's performance on Saturday, Wharton might struggle to get that number 6 role

[rigger]

34 minutes ago, roverandout said:

Looking at anderson's performance on Saturday, Wharton might struggle to get that number 6 role

Anderson was up against poor opposition, who gave him the freedom of the midfield. He looked good compared to the rest , who were below the standard required for a top international side.

[RevidgeBlue]

41 minutes ago, roverandout said:

Looking at anderson's performance on Saturday, Wharton might struggle to get that number 6 role

I know the commentators were raving about Anderson (and trying to excuse the performance in general) but I didnt think he was that good. "Capable" was the way I'd describe his performance.

I think we'd have seen a lot more from Wharton had he played against that sort of opposition but on the basis that possession is nine tenths of the law that is a worry.

He needs to get himself fit and stay fit and force himself back into the reckoning.

 

[Upside Down]

On 08/09/2025 at 21:58, roverandout said:

Looking at anderson's performance on Saturday, Wharton might struggle to get that number 6 role

This is Adam Wharton we're talking about here, the number 6 role would be Scott Wharton 😎

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

On 08/09/2025 at 11:35, rigger said:

Anderson was up against poor opposition, who gave him the freedom of the midfield. He looked good compared to the rest , who were below the standard required for a top international side.

Anderson is another one of the many “ busy “ midfield players we have knocking on the door of the England team at the moment. Has he got the defence splitting range of passing, that “ X “ factor that Wharton has ? None of them have, none of them can pass the ball more than 20  yards regularly.  That’s the reason every big club in the world is watching Wharton. There isn’t another one out there.

[roverandout]

2 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Anderson is another one of the many “ busy “ midfield players we have knocking on the door of the England team at the moment. Has he got the defence splitting range of passing, that “ X “ factor that Wharton has ? None of them have, none of them can pass the ball more than 20  yards regularly.  That’s the reason every big club in the world is watching Wharton. There isn’t another one out there.

I think Anderson does have that defence splitting pass in him but he doesn't do it as well as Wharton 

[roverandout]

15 hours ago, Upside Down said:

This is Adam Wharton we're talking about here, the number 6 role would be Scott Wharton 😎

It's the new system.  Number 6 is now a holding midfielder 

[roversfan99]

What was wrong with the old system?

[roverandout]

16 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

What was wrong with the old system?

Don't know just modern football 

[KentExile]

8 hours ago, roverandout said:

It's the new system.  Number 6 is now a holding midfielder 

 

8 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

What was wrong with the old system?

 

7 hours ago, roverandout said:

Don't know just modern football 

Its based on European numbering

As the vast majority of the top coaches & managers from the past 20 odd years are European, the labelling has stuck, and now, given the amount of time it has been, younger English coaches have grown up with the European numbering,

If we had a spate of Brazilian managers in the country for a couple of decades, then it would change and people would end up calling left backs, "6s", "3s" would be centre backs, and a 5 would be the holding midfielder

Edited September 11 by KentExile

[arbitro]

Adam has teamed up with Rovers fan Gary Aspden for the launch of the new Adidas SPZL.

[K-Hod]

2 hours ago, arbitro said:

Adam has teamed up with Rovers fan Gary Aspden for the launch of the new Adidas SPZL.

Gary Aspden also wanted us to have a Spezial kit and to be first team to do so, but Pasha vetoed it 😅.

Can’t wait for us to have some low quality Castore kits instead though….

[arbitro]

18 minutes ago, K-Hod said:

Gary Aspden also wanted us to have a Spezial kit and to be first team to do so, but Pasha vetoed it 😅.

Can’t wait for us to have some low quality Castore kits instead though….

I heard that too. It's crazy that Rovers wouldn't want to be part of a globally successful brand - I can't think of one reason why.

The obvious Rovers link between Adam and Gary has been utilised in this latest advertising campaign.

[wilsdenrover]

28 minutes ago, arbitro said:

I heard that too. It's crazy that Rovers wouldn't want to be part of a globally successful brand - I can't think of one reason why.

The obvious Rovers link between Adam and Gary has been utilised in this latest advertising campaign.

No ‘back handers’?

[AndyB]

56 minutes ago, arbitro said:

I heard that too. It's crazy that Rovers wouldn't want to be part of a globally successful brand - I can't think of one reason why.

The obvious Rovers link between Adam and Gary has been utilised in this latest advertising campaign.

Because Pasha is a brain dead dip-shit

[Upside Down]

 

3 hours ago, wilsdenrover said:

No ‘back handers’?

 

2 hours ago, AndyB said:

Because Pasha is a brain dead dip-shit

All of the above.

[roverandout]

Watching Adam Wharton tonight he's a joy to watch 

[Waggy76]

1 hour ago, roverandout said:

Watching Adam Wharton tonight he's a joy to watch 

Just think if our wonderful owners had gambled on he, Smodicz and and a good centre forward? 

But no cashed out as soon as possible... 

We promised to uphold the legacy of Jack Walker.

The lying bastards! 

[Bronzed A Donis]

3 hours ago, roverandout said:

Watching Adam Wharton tonight he's a joy to watch 

Even neutrals are touting him around for 100million now.

[Mattyblue]

Even without under 21 caps?

[islander200]

26 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

Even without under 21 caps?

Do you ever get bored of being childish?

Mentioned multiple times by you.

Very sad 

[Mattyblue]

No, I just like to mention such a silly metric that obviously means bugger all.

[riverholmes]

Did Buckley play much alongside Wharton for the seniors? I think that the experienced Wharton now would’ve really helped Buckley.

Maybe it is confirmation bias but when I see a Palace player like Hughes etc. playing the ‘Wharton ball’, that is the quick, simple but forward pass, I think that that is Wharton’s influence.

I might be, as I say, confirming my own bias, but nonetheless it must be a joy to play with a player that simplifies the game so effectively.

[islander200]

8 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

No, I just like to mention such a silly metric that obviously means bugger all.

You mention it every time ...go back and it mentioned multiple times by you .

At the time it was being said it was obvious to anyone that could see that Wharton was a world class talent...obviously not when he wasn't getting selected for any underage level nationally until he made his debut for us and it took a move to the prem for him to get under 21 recognition...I get things like big club bias as the reasoning behind that yet Ash Phillips was captaining his age group. 

And it was so obvious he was a world class talent to everyone , yet only crystal Palace paid the 18 million for him 

Iv said many times we shouldn't have sold him, said many times I think he was worth more than we sold him for but I 100% believe there was doubts about him at other clubs and he wasn't being rated as highly externally as he should have been.

 

[Mattyblue]

Who said he was ‘world class’ at 18/19? Very rare anybody is at that age, especially when in a middling second division side. Obviously it was all about potential.

Jason Lowe captained the U20s and had three times as many caps at U21 level than Wharton.

Those England coaches/selectors aren’t particularly the arbiter of anything.